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Mineola, Texas, Thursday, January 30,. 1941.
Editorial Page
Tfc* tufa ef Mir itTcnftNt
the opinion of the people, the very «h-
ieet should be to keep that richt. and
were ft left to me to decide whether w%
should have • government without news-
papers or newspapers without govern-
ment, I should not hesitate to prefer the
latter.—Thomas Jefferson.
Federal Control of
Oil Industry
House-Cleaning Time
n Wood County
THE NEW HOUSEKEEPER
There seems to be little doubt by now
fiiat the Federal Government wants to get
Into business, especially a lucrative business.
Ifbc trend has been definitely in that direc-
tion for the last several years, and now
that it threatens the oil industry East Tex-
ans should become alarmed.
Unsound handling of the industry by
the state might encourage Federal inter-
vention and eventually complete Federal
control.
Railroad Commissioner Olin Culberson, in
a. recent statement, warned that a contro-
versal issue brought up in the state legisla-
tors over the creation of a new appointive
oil and gas commission would serve as an
"open invitation for Federal oil control."
The Commissioner said there is no press-
ing need for the Federal control of oil pro-
tection. "I don't see any move to take over
the automobile or lumber industry," he de-
r^ared.
The oil industry, above all, does not
. federal control. It is one of the few
k*mencan industries that stands ready
■without adjustment to cope with any nation-
al emergency. The American oil industry
f-ajc meet many times the combined demands
of United States and Great Britain. In
Let, it is capable of supplying the world.
Commissioner Jerry Sadler also stressed
Use danger of Federal control at the recent
Hawkins hearing. However, as long as the
Rulroad Commission ably applies rules and
regulations Texas will have no need for a
yqparate commission and certainly not Fed-
eral control.
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Protection fcr Civi
Liberties
Most of the organizations attempting to
tate a hand in delaying the American pre-
paredness program have highly patriotic
handles. A typical example is the American
aril Liberties Union which has launched a
campaign to defeat the congressional reso-
lution continuing the work of the Dies Com-
mittee.
"The Dies Committee has made mistakes,
tfcere is little doubt about that. But the
Committee likewise has done invaluable mis-
aioiijjy work in revealing the extent of alien
aad subversive penetration in this country,
and it has turned the spotlight on the ille-
galities in individuals and organizations that
"have piously pretended to be patriotic. Per-
'haps it is this function of the Committee
lifrat bothers most those organizations such
as the Civil Liberties Union.
The great rank and file of Americans
wstwase civil liberties are at stake should
haw little sympathy for the tactics of such
organizations, even though they cannot truly
be called alien. For it is investigation, edu-
cation, and enlightenment that assure the
fundamental integrity of our system under
which civil liberties are possible. Muzzle
these and our system will crumble.
o
Statistics are said to show the average
family consumes 500 cans of food a year,
which proves at least that if the average
American housewife can t can she can open.
—Christian Science Monitor.
Judge W. T. Black, who began enly a
few weeks ago what promises to be a fruit-
ful administration an the county's executive
officer, is to be commended upon the steps
he has taken thus far to operate the county
government—a business institution belonging
to 24,000 Wood County residents—in an effi-
cient manner.
His orders to free renters to get out
of the courthouse sounds a warning that he
hasn't forgotten the promises he made to
voters last summer. When he carries out
the remaining recommendations of the
Grand Jury of the October term of district
court he will have proved his colors.
Judge Black lacked experience when he
took over the reins t>f office, but he made up
for this with youthful vigor and a desire to
be of service to the county. He has shown
this by studying the county's needs and care-
fully undertaking to work them out.
It's general knowledge that Wood Coun-
ty finances are In a bad way. But this may
be an advantage, for it at least gives the
new judge something to work on. It gives
him an opportunity to put forth the best
that's in him. And if he succeeds, with the
able assistance of the commissioners' court,
Wood County will be indebted to him.
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Mineola Looks to
Her Chief Asset
Spring isn't far away.
Within a few more weeks clean-up and
planting time will be here. And Mineolans
should approach the season this year with
renewed interest, for every possible advan-
tage should be taken of the opportunity for
expansion which faces the city.
The general appearance of Mineola rates
even above natural facilities and location
as an attraction to new families. And this
fact should be thoroughly exploited.
Our town needs a number of things
which would add materially to its attractive-
ness, such as better lighting on the resi-
dential streets, uniformly planned gardening
and tree planting, more modernized homes
and business houses, a public park and play-
ground, street improvements in outlying
sections of the incorporated zone, and many
others. Most of these we can do some-
thing about by putting forth a little effort,
the others will follow.
In this regard the Garden Clubs of
Mineola have an opportunity for lasting ser-
vice, but it's something that every property
owner should begin to think about on his
own initiative.
o
If a second sermon on the same subject
means anything, Pappy is apparently for a
transACTION tax.—The Van Banner.
o
The news carries reports of two unusual
personal meetings on January 19, one be-
tween Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, the
other between Franklin Roosevelt and Wen-
dell Willkie. Is it difficult to estimate which
is more likely to promote the world's well-
being?—Christian Science Monitor.
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What a mess! Young men can't remem-
ber the lessons of the last war, and old ones
can't learn the lessons of this one.—Robert
Quillen.
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fUtoola Monitor
Published Every Thursday In Mineola, Wood County, Texas, by the
Wood County Pub lishing Company
Entered at the postoffice at Mineola. Texas, as second class mail matter under the
Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of any person,
firm, or corporation which may appear in the columns of this newspaper will be
gladly corrected upon being brought to the attention of the publisher.
One Year <In Wood and Smith Counties' $1.00
THE MONITORS 1941 PROGRAM OF IMPROVEMENT FOR MINEOLA AND WOOD
COUNTY:
1. A Modern Airport.
2. Municipal Park and Playground.
3. County Government on Cash Basis.
4. National Guard Armory. Defense Unit.
5. Sweet Potato Curing Plant.
11. Greater Widespread Publicity of Mineola As An Ideal Home Town.
BL2. An Agency to Welcome and Assist New Residents Who Move to Our City.
13. An improved Community Spirit With Greater Stress On Fellowship and Civic
Interest Among Citizens.
County Auditor. Purchasing Agent.
7. Street Lights in Residential Section.
8. Greater Farm Diversification.
9. No New Taxes During Preparedness.
10. A Complete Farmer's Market.
MEMBER
Texas Press Association, North and
East Texas Press Association
Texas Editorial Association
TEXA
PRESS
Twelve years ago this month
the yard and terminal were
under construction, and rumors
were running high that we
were to be moved here. No
definite date was given, so that
plans could be made for our
care until the 17th, then, on a
moment's notice, we hit this
little city like a storm, asking
for every vacant house, room,
bed and pallet. The good citi-
zens responded with a cordial
welcome by opening the doors
of their homes and filling every
unoccupied space. Then the
carpenters with their saws and
hammers, struck up the tune,
"She Ain't What She Used to
Be," and toned down in a few
months to "Home Sweet Home'.'
Though it only seems yesteryear
it has been twelve, of real
pleasure and happiness to live
in and be citizens of this very
friendly little city and com-
munity. With the plans, pro-
grams, and cooperation which
now exist with our surround-
ing neighborhoods we should
soon double our population and
be recognized in the ranks of
much larger cities in the near
future.
The freight and passenger
agent at Big Sandy says rev-
enues for his office this month
far exceed that of the entire
past year, due to supplies and
materials moving to the oil
field area. Hugh Pennal, at
Hawkins may have a similar
report, from the looks of his
freight and cars of material
on the switch tracks. Don't
forget our agent, C. B. Selkirk,
if this is proven a real boom he
will be "pushin' 'em up Tony"
before the end of the year.
The ground is being cleared
and construction will soon be-
gin for another new industry,
locating on the old home line.
The Madaras Steel Corporation,
on the Lacy lease, one mile
west of Longview, when com-
pleted, will produce sponge
iron with natural gas from the
vast deposits of iron ore rock
extending through several East
Texas counties. This will mean
extra dollars in the farmers
pockets for the stuff they once
thought worthless and a menace
to their farming. The talk
around Longview has some-
what hardened from oil to iron.
I have a report on John Kelly,
but space and tme do not
permit. I am going to be call-
ed in a few minutes. Gotta
be on time at the old caboose
to polish the signals and light
the lamps. Must say we have
missed Stackrattler's writings
in the Sunday Record. Am go-
ing to check with Ole Buck for
fear he got "snake bit" in the
Dallas yards, or was shell shock-
ed on that duck hunt with Q.
Clements.
ASCAP VS. BMI
Although the "battle o f
music" between music com-
posers and the radio stations
arose from great issues, ail that
the average college students
knows or cares about it is that
he hasn't heard "Tuxedo Junc-
tion" since December and Glenn
Miller doesn't open his pro-
gram with "Moonlight Sere-
nade" any more.
What is the battle about?
The American Society of Com-
posers, Authors and Publishers
is a music monopoly, says the
broadcasting stations. The BMI
(Broadcast Music, Inc., the or-
ganization of broadcasting sta-
tions) wants to make slaves of
the creators of music, says the
song writers.
Bat both sides are right—
and wrong ASCAP has gained
control of copyrights of 8 small
but important group of Ameri-
can songwriters. The license
for the right, to feature the
songs of these writers expired
Dec. 31, !941, and to rerew it,
ASCAP demands that every
radio station in the country
pay a percentage of its income,
whether that income is from
mus.f. piogram-,, news programs
or bioad.a.'ts that use no music
at all.
Founded in 1914, under the
guiding hand of Victor Her-
bert, the ASCAP has in its
seventeen years netted $47,000,-
000, of which $26,000,000 was
paid by radio stations. Of ASCAP
profits, the management takes
one-third, publishing corpora-
tions—there are 141 as mem-
bers—take a third, one-fourth
of the artists take thirty-two
per cent and three-fourths of
the writers get only one per
cent.
But, says ASCAP, what can
the broadcasting companies do
without us, the Irving Berlins,
Sigmund Rombergs, Cole Por-
ters, Jerome Kernes? The BIT
after one year's activities to
open up wider opportunities to
produce song writers, haven't
turned out one outstanding
song hit or one first - class
writer.
Music made the radio, and
today the radio chains want
to all to their ownership of
big key stations, artists' bure-
aus, transcription firms, and
television, the control of music,
and thus complete their mono-
poly of the air.
In their sternest denuncia-
tion of the broadcast compan-
ies. ASCAP cites the dentil of
the penniless Stephen Foster
in a Bowery. Today radio
chains are resisting paying
composers like him, and in-
stead are featuring Foster
music of fifty-six years apo. be-
cause they can take it without
paying for it.
The battle has two sides—
both strong. And while the
public hopes for a typical Ameri-
can compromise, it can patient-
ly sit before the radio and hear
"Jeannie With the Light Brown
Hair."—The TSCW Lass-o
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JANUARY 29, 1931
The Flvnt Building on Broad
Street formerly occupied by the
Fowler Furniture Company, is
being remodeled and redecor-
ated. The building will be oc-
cupied by Shivers Phprmacy
and the Palace Barber Shop.
The State Birth and Burial
Association, a mutual associa-
tion ,was organized in Mineola
last week with the following
officers: George C. Reeves, pres-
ident; Mrs. Mary Bennett, treas-
urer; A. P. Yarbrough, secre-
tary. Offices are located in the
Reeves Building on Broad
Street.
Mr. Whitfield, manager of
the Southwestern Gas & Elec-
tric Company Quitman office
was robbed by hi-jackers of $260
of the company money and
released near Tulsa, Okla. Mr.
Whitfield's car was found by
the Tulsa police department,
but no clue as to the hi-.'ackers
has been found.
Messrs. Ben Tobolowsky of
Marshall, owner of the I.eader
store here, and Sam Weicz,
manager of the Leader, went
to Lindale Tuesday and were
the successful bidders on the
bankrupt store of the Pierce-
Jarmon Mercantile Company.
Last Thursday afternoon a
minor freight wreck occurred
at the T&P terminal in West
Mineola. when one car left
the track. The wreck blocked
the main line; however, the
car was soon righted and the
track cleared for tra*?'c.
Losing to the Marshall Maver-
icks 26 to 20 Friday night at
Marshall, the Yellow Jackets
came back to defeat the Athens
Hornets B team 17 to 16 at
Athens Saturday night.
The Cummer Manufacturing
Company has 151 employes re-
ceiving just wages, many who
live in Mineola. The monthly
wage of the company is $7,328,
or $1,832 per week.
Henry Angers Armour, na-
tive of Wood County, died Mon-
day at the Legion Hospital ne
Kerrville. The funeral
held Wednesday in TVlei
EDITORIAL SIDELIGHTS
Shirley Temple will try to
stage a comeback at one hund-
red thousand dollars a year
salary. A salary like that should
produce more comeback than
setbacks.—Pittsburg Gazette.
Italy is spending forty mil-
lion dollars a week on war. We
could have a lot more fun for
the money, and we wouldn't
have to do so much running,
either.—Pittsburg Gazette.
It is best to find an oppor-
tunity for yourself. There may
be something wrong with an
opportunity that someone brings
to your door.—Fort Worth Star-
Telegram.
Good, solid fun may not be
quite so exciting as the kind
you drink out of a bottle, but
it lasts longer.—Fort Worth
Star-Telegram.
International law is like the
other kind.. One may observe
every detail of it and yet be
the worst of scoundrels—Rob-
ert Quillen.
Fable: Once there was a man
who thought he could fry a
steak and make coffee better
than any woman, and he could.
—Robert Quillen.
British turn attention to Ital-
ians at Derna—Derna army that
won't stay to fight.—Longview
Morning Journal.
Our new concept of social
justice is that the state owes
us damages for having
born, but without making
parents a party to the suil
Longview Morning Journal.
Taxing bodies acftttft
can't teach an old dog
tricks. They don't realize
can kill him by trying.- Dallas"
News.
A West Dallas widow says
that the reason she is madly
in love with her present fiance
is because he makes her mad
every time he comes around.—
Dallas News.
I Contemporary |
I OPINION
AS A NATION WE CAN
CHOOSE
business is
of equal economy of opportun-
ity everywhere in the world.
We can accept this idea of co-
operation or war can make
up our minds to become a mili-
taristic people, whose everyda
life is ordered almost solely
the ends of complete and1
lasting preparedness fot
stant war.—Henderson Tin!
A homemaker can figure on
about twelve servings from a
pound of prunes.
The 1.500.000 4-H Club :nem-
bers in the United States year-
ly produce products having a
market value of around $30.-
000.000.
This armament
peculiar.
The United States is getting
ready to produce a vast fleet
of airplanes in order to de-
fend itself and the experts tell
us that plane-types are being
developed so rapidly, under war
conditions, that the plants may
be obsolete before we need
them for actual warfare.
Thus we see that where dan-
ger exists in the world, which
forces the United States to
arm, we can spend billions of
dollars, and unless the war
comes quickly, will need other
billions for newer models An
up-to-the minute defense re-
quires the regular spending of
huge sums.
Unless the world crisis is
ended in a peace that endures
for some years, the nations of
the world will eventually be-
come bankrupt through expendi-
tures for war. Germany arm-
ed for a purpose and when
at the peak of offensive power
entered upon a campaign of
aggression. The United States
arming for defense, must spend
money until an enrmy decides
to attack.
There is a way out. The
United States, and other peace-
loving nations, can join to-
gether to police the world in
favor of the peaceful develop-
ment of all nations upon terms
That college boy who is m|
ing a special study of the "fcul
ject of "nothing" has some-"
thing.
o
All state legislators are ex-
pected to increase appropria-
tions and reduce taxes. They
ought to do it.
If brains are the best wea-
pons of war, Mussolini entered
the war practically unarmed.
o
If Hitler were to read his,
horoscope carefully it might re-
veal his star must soon set.
o
If he's not in debt, there's
some doubt about his one hund-
red per cent Americanism.
, o
At this time, most of the
state capitols are cluttered wi^
junked political platforms.
o
The world likes to appj
a winner, but too ofterii
to recognize him.
o
The people elect all lej
tors. Lobbyists direct many!
them.
a
A philosopher is a perso1!
who doesn't give a darn nohow."
o
Some people take in little
they hear and less they read.
Small jugs are quickly filled.
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